BURBANK, CA — Amid swirling rumors of Disney proposing a $56 billion buyout of 21st Century Fox last month, additional whispers coming from the rumor mill indicate that Disney is also considering adding the first non-OC brand to the Marvel Cinematic Universe – Boku no Hero Academia.
“It’s a no brainer” stated Bob Iger, CEO of Disney. “It’s popular, it’s got super heroes, and it’s got that oriental charm investors are keen on.”
Boku no Hero Academia, one of the leading titles in the current Weekly Shonen Jump lineup, has had a huge explosion in popularity in not only Japan, but also finding surprising popularity with western audiences. The series has frequently earned the top spot for graphic novel sales across the first half of 2018, often outranking more widely known traditional comic books such as Black Panther and Deadpool.
Although series author Kohei Horikoshi has been fairly tight-lipped about the acquisition, some have alleged seeing a since deleted tweet from Disney’s official account portraying an image of series protagonist Izuku Midoriya sporting a pair of Mickey Mouse ears; however this remains unverified. Additional insiders have tied famous Hollywood father/son duo Will & Jaden smith to a live action adaptation, alleging the two to feature as the roles of All Might and Mioriya respectively with the controversial M. Night Shyamalan set to direct the film.
Even though this appears to be a smart move financially for Disney, and fairly lucrative for the creative team behind the series, some fans are quite dismayed at the possibility of the huge media conglomerate exerting creative control over the property.
“If they make Ochaco x Bakugo a real thing, I’m probably going to kill myself,” Twitter user DekuXOraraka420, stated.
“They’ll probably just try and make it some super family friendly after school special about focusing on the power of friendship or believing in yourself or something stupid,” speculated another user, AllMight4President. “Shonen is about waifus, fights, and cool powers, none of that sentimental nonsense.”
*ending scene, with Dexter apparently writing whole movie as an entry in his notebook*
Thea – “Whoa, “Deku”, ya sure to write em all down huh?”
Dexter – “What can I say? I am a nerd, after all!”
Thea – “*giggles* thats ma “Deku” for sure. Ya just need to name em book, and thats that”
Dexter – “Hmm, I think I got just the name for it”
*camera cuts to the cover as Dexter finished writing, it now titled MY HERO ACADEMIA”
*cue to credit scene, styled after his notebook, with filtered images of the actors to mimic Dexter’s sketches*
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Well to that one commenter who claims it’s gonna be some sentimental after school special, apparently you live under a rock. This show will, guarantee it, air on Disney XD alongside every other Marvel cartoon, Pokemon, and even Yo Kai Watch. Disney XD is the opposite of cheesy stuff on Disney Channel. It even carries the wildly popular shows “Gravity Falls”, “Big Hero 6” (WHICH IS STILL MARVEL COMICS BY THE WAY), “Phineas & Ferb,” and “Star vs the Forces of Evil”, all of which have been known to push the envelope, just like every other show on Disney XD. So before you start judging, try researching what’s on Disney XD. Even the Marvel animated series stay true to the comics and like how the animated shows used to be when we were younger. Don’t judge something before you truly know what it’s gonna be about.
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